Podcasts

The latest episode of our weekly podcast discusses the ambitions for the COP28 summit in Dubai.

The latest episode of our weekly podcast discusses China’s economic slowdown, amid signs of a more assertive foreign policy.

The latest episode of our weekly podcast discusses the 2024 US presidential election and its impact on US foreign policy.

The latest episode of our weekly podcast discusses Iran’s role in the war in Gaza and Israel.

The latest episode of our weekly podcast discusses Rishi Sunak’s AI summit in Bletchley Park.

Episode 45 of our weekly podcast discusses whether Javier Milei will be Argentina’s next president.

Episode 44 of our weekly podcast discusses President Biden’s visit to Israel and the prospects of an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza.

Episode 43 of our weekly podcast discusses the attacks by Hamas on Israel and the Israeli military response now underway in Gaza.

Episode 42 of our weekly podcast discusses Rory Stewart’s latest book and its criticisms of the British state.

Episode 41 of our weekly podcast discusses whether the West should engage with the Taliban.

Episode 40 of our weekly podcast discusses the future of the United Nations.

Episode 39 of our weekly podcast discusses the G20 summit in New Delhi and India’s growing sway in the world.

Episode 38 of our weekly podcast discusses the year long protests in Iran following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.

Episode 37 of our weekly podcast discusses the status of Ukraine’s military efforts and the political outlook in the weeks ahead.

Episode 36 of our weekly podcast examines ties between China and Russia and how both countries view the EU, NATO, and the transatlantic alliance.

Episode 35 of our weekly podcast discusses the challenges presented by AI, following the UN Security Council’s first meeting on the subject on 18 July.

Episode 34 of our weekly podcast discusses the fallout from the NATO summit in Vilnius.

Episode 33 of our weekly podcast explores the Russian president’s weakening grip on power, two weeks on from the Wagner Group mutiny.

Episode 32 of our weekly podcast was recorded live at our conference, held on 29 June 2023.

Episode 31 of our weekly podcast explores the UK’s role in the defence of the Nordic region.

Episode 30 of our weekly podcast examines the growing tension between India and China, and the issues India must overcome to achieve its global power ambitions.

Episode 29 of our weekly podcast examines the influence of the shadowy paramilitary organization Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Episode 28 of our weekly podcast examines the outcome of the final round of Turkey’s presidential election.

Episode 27 of our weekly podcast examines the Syrian regime with signs that governments in the Middle East are prepared to engage with Bashar al-Assad again.

Episode 26 of our weekly podcast examines the political fallout from the first round of Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections.

Episode 25 of our weekly podcast examines Russia’s nuclear weapons moving into Belarus and the equipping of Belarusian forces with dual-use equipment and tech.

Episode 24 of our weekly podcast examines Japan and the historic changes underway in its foreign and security policy.

Episode 23 of our weekly podcast examines the crisis overtaking Sudan since intense fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Episode 22 of our weekly podcast focuses on France and the domestic and foreign policy challenges facing its president Emmanuel Macron.

Episode 21 of our weekly podcast examines the latest developments relating to Sweden and Finland’s proposed accession to NATO.

Martin Fayulu, opposition leader and former presidential candidate in the DRC, on the challenges for achieving free and fair elections in 2023, the security crisis in eastern DRC, and his vision for the country’s regional identity and future global role.

Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, discusses the response to the coup in Niger, and outlines the organization’s strategic vision.

H.E. Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, executive secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), highlights efforts by the regional body to improve stability and further integration.

Nancy Karigithu, Kenyan candidate for secretary general of the IMO, outlines how regional collaboration can enhance maritime security, infrastructure and connectivity.

Dr Comfort Ero discusses the challenges and innovations that emerged from the interlinked peace processes in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

This episode features a conversation with Hon. Celso Ismael Correia on the challenges facing the agricultural sector in Mozambique.

A special episode with HE Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS).

This episode examines the violence and harm caused by these illicit practices, and the international responses to them as part of an XCEPT project mini-series.

This episode examines relations between Ethiopia and Sudan as part of an XCEPT project mini-series.

African countries face collective climate and job creation-related challenges, yet policymaking often remains regionally siloed.

Listen to the second episode of #NigeriaDecides, a special mini-series focused on upcoming elections in Nigeria.

Listen to the first episode of #NigeriaDecides, a special mini-series focused on upcoming elections in Nigeria.

This episode discusses the current state of the Commonwealth and the relevance of language-based intergovernmental organizations to African states seeking to diversify their international relations.

For this special episode, the former president of the Republic of Malawi explores the current state of democracy in Africa.

This episode discusses how the Horn of Africa’s worst drought in 40 years is affecting more than 20 million people across several countries.

A special episode with H.E. Joaquim Chissano, former president of the Republic of Mozambique and the 2006 winner of the Chatham House Prize.

Exploring pathways to peace in Angola and Mozambique in their respective 20th and 30th anniversary years of the cessation of sustained conflict.

Assessing key issues and debates ahead of Kenya’s general election

Assessing the movement to win justice for communities displaced during the colonial era.

This episode of Africa Aware examines the relationship between Ethiopia and Sudan.

Ahead of a major AU-EU summit, how can the relationship between Africa and Europe function more effectively?

How are policymakers driving forward the post-pandemic recovery?

How is China’s engagement with Africa changing?

Tutu Alicante on the struggle to root out establishment corruption, and the role of foreign states in hindering justice.

Gabon’s environment minister reflects on the climate crisis in Africa and what policies should be prioritised in response.

How is the mining sector responding to political developments across the continent?

As upheaval continues in Ethiopia, how can the country negotiate the twin challenges of peacebuilding and ensuring a legitimate democratic process?

Interviews focus on Sudan’s transition and its priorities for the economy and international support.

Interviews discuss the implications of the UK’s Integrated Review for African states, and explore security dynamics within East Africa.

In the latest episode of Africa Aware, guests consider the development challenges exacerbating conflict in the Sahel region.

The latest episode of our weekly podcast discusses the ambitions for the COP28 summit in Dubai.

As COP28 approaches, Ed Mountfield, Vice President of the World Bank discussed the ongoing reform initiatives.

In this episode, we explore how headway has been made on recognizing the role that indigenous communities have always played for safeguarding the climate and environment.

This episode takes us on a journey of discovery through the Ghanaian gold mining industry, and the illegal artisanal gold mining.

Tobias Ellwood, Chair of the House of Commons’s Defence Committee, discusses how climate change impacts security today, and what challenges it will present in the future.

In this episode the panel discusses how the US and EU are positioning themselves in the new era of green industrial policy.

In this episode, Ambassador Patricia Espinosa Cantellano discusses the major international climate political issues of her tenure as UNFCCC executive secretary.

How could an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on climate change accelerate climate action?

This episode focuses on what role the new Global Biodiversity Framework could play in tackling the biodiversity crisis.  

This episode covers the outcomes of COP27 and the issues that will shape the international climate agenda in 2023.

This episode takes place during COP15, the UN’s Biodiversity Conference, and explores how climate change is threatening coastal communities.

This episode examines how climate risks in South Asia are being felt, and how the region can work to build resilience to these threats.

What progress has been made on the climate agenda since COP26, and what are some of the key issues to watch at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh?

Examining the crossover between water security and climate change with the next two COPs taking place in regions with a history of being water stressed.

Focusing on the next UN climate change conference (COP27), which takes place 7-18 November 2022 in Egypt.

What was achieved at COP26? And what do different parties make of the outcome?

How did developing countries respond to the outcomes from COP26?

Why do the impacts of climate change fall disproportionately on women? And what does gender-responsive climate policy look like?

What have the COP26 negotiations achieved so far? And what’s coming up next week?

How are states approaching the issue of restoring and protecting biodiversity alongside the climate action agenda?

What could be the knock-on effects of failure to limit global warming?

The Environment and Society Programme take stock of what the negotiations have achieved so far, and what positive outcomes may emerge in Glasgow.

Italy’s hosting of the G20 this year could present a significant opportunity to achieve progress at COP26.

Ahead of the G7 Summit, the Climate Briefing returns to the question of financing climate action.

As the G7 Leaders summit approaches, The Climate Briefing considers the opportunities it presents for progress on global climate action.

How can societies deal with the real-time effects of climate change?

This episode explores how France is positioning itself on security issues in the Indo-Pacific region.

A new podcast series explores how different countries are approaching questions of security and order in the Indo-Pacific region.

This episode provides an insight into how Tonga views the geopolitical struggle for power in the Indo-Pacific region.

A discussion of how policymakers in the United States are framing discussions on security and geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region.

Episode 42 of our weekly podcast discusses Rory Stewart’s latest book and its criticisms of the British state.

How have women contributed to international relations?

How did leading academics and policymakers think about and impact imperialism and decolonization from the 1920s to 1970s?

What drives refugee movements and how should policies manage them?

What is needed to rebuild a stronger country efficiently and effectively?

This episode turns to the world of sanctions and how the west can make use of this powerful economic tool

The fourteenth episode of our podcast mini-series examines the broader implications of the food crisis as a follow-up to an earlier episode in the series.

The thirteenth episode of our podcast mini-series examines how the invasion is impacting on two of the multilateral groupings closely involved in it.

What does it take for diplomatic negotiations to be successful?

The twelfth episode of our podcast mini-series examines the military capabilities of both sides and looks at how the invasion impacts the world militarily.

The eleventh episode of our podcast mini-series examines the impact of the Russian invasion on Ukraine’s culture and sense of identity.

Exploring the evolution of China’s global role and US-China relations today

The tenth episode of our podcast mini-series examines perspectives from the US and the impact on its relations with Russia.

The ninth episode of our podcast mini-series examines perspectives from Brazil and the Africa region and the impact on their relations with Russia.

How is Xi Jinping’s government responding to a deluge of crises?

The eighth episode of our podcast mini-series examines perspectives from the Asia region and the impact on its international relations with Russia and others.

The seventh episode of our podcast mini-series examines the history of the NATO alliance and how it has influenced Russia’s approach to international relations.

Examining how domestic Turkish politics and EU’s migration diplomacy impact migrant lives and border controls between Greece and Turkey.

The sixth episode of our podcast mini-series examines how disinformation and cyberattacks form a significant part of Russia’s strategy.

The second part of this Undercurrents podcast special explores alternative fuels for cooking.

A new podcast special explores an often-overlooked aspect of humanitarian assistance: access to energy.

The fifth episode of our podcast mini-series examines China and its relationship to Russia and Ukraine.

What role are women playing in rebuilding Libya’s political institutions?

Why have authoritarian systems gained momentum in the Arab world?

A new podcast series explores the shifting political dynamics of the Arab world.

With elections looming, how are emerging political parties shaping Lebanon’s political system?

The fourth episode of our podcast mini-series examines how reliant the European Union (EU) is on Russian energy.

The third episode of our podcast mini-series examines the impact an unprecedented level of international sanctions is having on Russia.

This second episode of our mini-series examines how and why a war in one part of the world risks causing famines in distant parts of the globe.